But first, a little background for all the Mercy Thompson newbies.
The main series characters:
Mercy- a VW mechanic, who happens to be a Walker. Meaning she is of Native American decent and has inherited the ability to become a coyote.
Adam Hauptman- Columbia Basin Werewolf pack alpha
Stefan- Vampire
Zee- Mercy's former boss, who is an iron kissed fey
I was first drawn to this series because I absolutely love the cover art. The model they chose to represent Mercy fits how I picture her perfectly. (SN: I hate when the cover models don't really fit how I think the character should look.) The series does not disappoint, but it is also not a series that you are able to pick up a book in the middle and be able to follow everything. It builds and regularly references events that happened in previous books. There is also a companion series, Alpha & Omega, which is also referenced, especially in this book. All that said, if you have not read the series and plan to, you probably want to skip the review because there will be spoilers to previous books.
Review:
The book starts with Mercy and Jesse (Adam's daughter) braving the Black Friday sales, where they get into a car accident. She is unable to contact Adam to come get them, so she has the wrecker take them back to her shop. She finds Ben (part of the pack) and Gabriel (her sometime assistant) basically hiding inside. We learn then that the whole pack has been kidnapped by men pretending to be government agents, who we soon learn want Adam to assassinate prominent anti-supernatural senator. Mercy has to call in what allies she finds, which is tough because of the events in Alpha & Omega's Fair Game the fey have withdrawn to the reservation, so Zee can't be there for her.
Zee's son Tad though is not on the reservation, and makes his first official appearance in the books, if I recall correctly. Before now, he has only be been mentioned in passing. When Mercy first calls him, he seems a little bitter. As the book progress, I get the feeling he is mad because the Grey Lords don't care about him and won't let him on the reservation because he is only half-fey, but I would really love a better explanation.
Stefan comes to Mercy's aid to help her rescue Kyle (mate to Warren). He still not quite right since that whole mess with Marsilia, but being with Mercy he might be on the road to being back to the vampire we first met who drove a Mystery Machine van with a stuffed Scooby Doo in the passenger seat.
Lastly, Asil, the Moor, shows up, sent by Bran to help. I really like his character in the Alpha & Omega books, and was pretty excited to see him here.
Oh, and of my favorite parts of the book, there were a couple of characters from Adam's POV. One while he was still imprisoned and one at his and Mercy's reunion. Ms. Briggs did not disappoint with the action and drama. It kept me guessing up until the reveal on who was behind the kidnapping. The only hint I am giving is that the character has appeared before. And if all that wasn't enough to make you want to read Frost Burned three words: Zombie Fey Assassin! (Like each of those are not scary enough on their own.)
One last thing, so in the beginning Jesse ask Mercy when her and Adam are going to have children, and Mercy seems to the cool with idea. So I am crossing my fingers for Mercy-Adam baby soon.
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